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In Emburbul village, in the Embulbul depression, in the Ngorongoro District, Nainokanoka ward in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania, the impoverished Maasai community faces many challenges, girls are married as early as age 12, and often die in childbirth. At least one of the men has 17 wives and about 50 children. The women have had to walk 8 miles round trip for water, at least until the water problem is fixed. Several years back a volcano spewed ash over the area and most of the cattle died.

In addition, in the village and among the Maasai people, the people are outgrowing their land. The conservation district is contemplating moving some of the people out of the area because there is not enough forage for the cattle and the wildlife that the district is charged to protect is threatened.

In March of 2016, a patron came to the village. The villagers asked him to help with several challenges, including the water supply, the cattle health, family planning, the school house, and the women’s bead coop.

As a result, several projects have been started, including family planning, girls education, fixing the water supply, beekeeping, village banking, and forming a Community Based Organization. Avenues for water purification, sex education, male involvement, and livelihoods are being explored.

In addition, this website, a Facebook page, and an email list have been created to help the cause of meeting the challenges faced by the Emburbul villagers.

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Mission

To improve the livelihoods and health of the impoverished pastoral people of Emburbul Village and to empower the girls and women of Emburbul to control their own reproduction, their own lives, and their own bodies.

Vision

It is hoped that this mission will allow the people of Emburbal to:

1. Receive guidance to secure successful livelihoods, good health, and, lastly, a sustainable population size so that the Conservation district does not require the Emburbul people to leave the Conservation Area.

2. Receive short-term financial help, only as needed, to secure a sustainable future for the Emburbul people. Except in the case of education, where longer term financial help may be needed.

3. Receive external pro bono professional help that may be needed in areas of water supply/safety or building a school.

4. Become self-sufficient without destroying their culture.

5. Realize the potential of investment of Emburbul’s own resources, including animal husbandry, to secure a better livelihood. For example, swapping out bulls for a hardier breed.

6. Realize the potential of providing education for young men and women to a) improve livelihoods in the village such as animal husbandry or b) externally, such as health care worker or wild life management, so that they can provide for their family.

7. Realize the potential of empowering women to have more control over their own lives and deciding for themselves how many children they bear that would good for their own health and the health of a family - so that they can afford to provide for their basic needs.